Paper 1

Section A- 

Civil Courts

• County and High Court- Jurisdiction, Pre-Trial and 3 Tracks

• Appeals in Civil Courts

Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Negotiation, Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration

• Tribunals (focus on Employment Tribunals)

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Types of A.D.R

Criminal Courts

• Magistrates and Crown Court- Pre- Trial Procedure

• Appeal Courts

Sentencing

• Aims of Sentencing

• Factors Affecting Sentencing

• Range of Sentences Available

Lay Personnel In Criminal Courts

• Lay Magistrates- Qualifications, Selection, Appointment and Role

• Juries- - Qualifications, Selection, Appointment and Role

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Juries

Legal Personnel

• Solicitors and Barristers- Role and Regulation

• Legal Executives-  Role and Regulation

Judges

• Judiciary- Types of Judges and Role (Criminal and Civil)

• Separation of Powers and Independence of Judiciary

• Advantages of Judicial Independence

Access to Justice

• Government Funding in Civil and Criminal Cases

• Private Funding in Civil and Criminal Cases (CFA’s, Other Agencies)

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Access to Justice

Section B:

• Non fatal offences

• Homicide

• Property Offences 

• Attempts

• Defences